Author | Pont, A.C. |
Year | 1979 |
Title | Sepsidae: Diptera Cyclorrhapha, Acalyptrata |
Series | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects |
Type | Book/Report |
How Complete | Covers all UK species known at the time |
Source | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(c), 35pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
Illustrations | Line drawings in the text with fore femora and tibiae, and genitalia at the back |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Dichotomous key to the adults. |
Errata, Corrigenda & Comments | Four species have been added since the guide was published: *Sepsis luteipes*, *Sepsis nigripes*, *Meroplius fukaharai* & *Themira biloba*. |
Examine | Stereo Microscope |
Specimen Preparation | Pinned and set specimens |
Identification difficulty | Fairly straightforward, though careful orientation and illumination is needed to see the dusting on the pleurites in Sepsis. |
Website url | www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Superseded | SEPSIDAE | a family of lesser dung flies | Animalia: Diptera |
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